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It’s Black Philanthropy Month, and we’re sharing stories of generosity throughout August. When she talks about the power and potential of Black philanthropy, real estate developer Alexandra Willis Boddie focuses on contributing time, talent, and treasure to the nonprofits that strengthen the community.

CPA Charlotte Henderson of Reynolds Bone & Griesbeck encourages some tax-advantaged giving strategies in your charitable planning.

Retired business executives Belinda and Calvin Anderson are extraordinary contributors in the Memphis community, and part of a multi-generational legacy of giving.

When thinking about leaving a legacy, retired pastor Sonia Walker invited others to help create a collective impact through values-based community investment.

The City Council earmarked $1 million for scholarships for students who are graduating or have graduated from a high school located in Memphis and Shelby County and are attending or will attend an accredited historically Black college or university.

Nonprofit capacity building helps strengthen an organization’s core operations and build efficiencies in how they work. These "administrative costs" often improve the quality of a nonprofit’s programs and ultimately make them more effective at serving clients and fulfilling their mission.

The Community Foundation is accepting nominations to our grant committees through March. Nominate to volunteer and help direct hundreds of thousands of dollars in annual giving to local nonprofits through the FOREVER Funds at the Community Foundation.

As 2022 ends, this week’s segment marks a full year that we’ve been bringing you the Greater Giving Moment. Looking with optimism to 2023 and to sharing more with you about strengthening this community through philanthropy.

Anyone can be a philanthropist. And one of the best ways to make an impact, say members of the Philanthropic Black Women of Memphis, is to do it together, through collective giving.

As Rev. Dr. Randolph Meade Walker prepared for his retirement as pastor of Castalia Baptist Church, he wanted to create a legacy that honors a lifelong commitment to faith and education. Through the Deloris Adair and Randolph Meade Walker Fund at the Community Foundation, Dr. Walker will support nine churches and institutions of higher learning, including LeMoyne-Owen and his alma mater, Hampton University.